- Hardcover: 256 pages
- Publisher: Sutton Publishing (26 May 2005)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0750938870
- ISBN-13: 978-0750938877
- Product Dimensions: 25.4 x 17.9 x 2.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 507,547 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
 Trade In this Item for up to £10.25
Trade in The Artifice of Beauty for an Amazon.co.uk gift card of up to £10.25, which you can then spend on millions of items across the site. Plus, get an extra £5 when you trade in books worth £10 or more until June 30, 2012. Trade-in values may vary (terms apply). Find more products eligible for trade-in.
|
Product details |
More About the Author
Product Description
Product Description
How we have adorned, perfumed and presented ourselves from prehistoric times to present day.
About the Author
Sally Pointer combines an academic background in archaeology with a lifelong curiosity about how the everyday objects of the past were made and used. She lives in Mountain Ash, near Cardiff.
Inside This Book
(Learn More)
Tag this product(What's this?)Think of a tag as a keyword or label you consider is strongly related to this product.
Tags will help all customers organise and find favourite items. |
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I bought this book mostly for the Ancient World section - particularly Egypt. However it wasn't long before becoming completely engrossed in all the other chapters. This delightful book never falls into the trap of re-hashing tired old facts. Sally P's meticulous research and vast knowledge of cosmetic history, use and ingredients have produced a richly rewarding book packed full of fascinating bits of information. I especially enjoyed the use of original photographs and rarely-seen illustrations. The book is well laid out with not only a chronological series of chapters on cosmetics through the ages, but also a generous A-Z of ingredients, detailed listing of tools, implements and containers, drawing to a close with an inspiring chapter on adapting early recipes for modern use, a chapter explaining modern pigments and useful information about weights and measures.Even appendices 1 and 2 make fascinating reading!
You could easily read The Artifice of Beauty from cover to cover or use as a reference to dip into as the need arises. I look forward to Ms. Pointer's future publications.
You could easily read The Artifice of Beauty from cover to cover or use as a reference to dip into as the need arises. I look forward to Ms. Pointer's future publications.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Most modern Western women take cosmetics for granted, yet there is a fascinating history behind our modern use. Sally is an historian who specialises in cosmetic history, however she is also a practical historical recreator who has experimented extensively in her field and the result is a fascinating tour through the developement and history of cosmetics which is both scholarly and entertaining to read.
Format:Hardcover
I had read about how wonderful this book was from an online forum for reenactors, and I thought I would check it out. It was golden!! It provides countless recipes, and the documentation for those recipes! I enjoyed reading the history of cosmetics, and as a licensed cosmotolgist, it was of particular interest to me. Anyone who wants to know how ladies make-up REALLY looked back then, should check this book out!
Would you like to see more reviews about this item?
Were these reviews helpful?
Let us know
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
Listmania!
Look for similar items by category
- Books > Art, Architecture & Photography > Fashion Design
- Books > Business, Finance & Law
- Books > Health, Family & Lifestyle > Beauty & Fashion
- Books > History > World History
- Books > Society, Politics & Philosophy > Philosophy
- Books > Society, Politics & Philosophy > Social Sciences > Cultural Studies > History of Ideas
- Books > Society, Politics & Philosophy > Women's Studies
Look for similar items by subject
Feedback
- Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
- I am the Author, and I want to comment on my book.
- I am the Publisher, and I want to comment on this book.
